Apr 27, 2024 2 min read thunder recap

Thunder punish Pelicans, take commanding 3-0 series lead

Oklahoma City leads New Orleans 3-0 in the opening round series.

Three WOOFs for the big dogs (sorry not sorry).

Jalen Williams warmup fit today: “If you can’t bark with the big dogs.. Stay off the court.” ⬇️

(shirt via @DownToDunk) pic.twitter.com/aSFRktvxxk
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) April 27, 2024

Thunder up 60-46 at the half.

6 of 10 OKC rotation players playing the first road playoff game of their careers.

But "youth and inexperience."
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) April 27, 2024

Some light boos by the Pelicans crowd as the Thunder are starting to pull away
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 27, 2024

Thunder skipped the TNT interview to go do an interview with Nick Gallo hahaha team work pic.twitter.com/x6p1QOXPyv
— Shai Gilgreatness-Alexander (@Jhickness9) April 27, 2024

The world is no longer worried about Chet Holmgren's size inside. Whether Trey Murphy III and Larry Nance II are doing okay after being repeatedly blocked at the rim by Chet all game is another question.

DONT TRY CHET pic.twitter.com/PAUWobft4t
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) April 27, 2024

🤌🤌🤌 pic.twitter.com/jbXVBUmhWB
— ryan woods (@ryanwoods_) April 27, 2024

Lu Dort's doing just fine, too. Dort overcame a shaky shot and offensive decision making for most of the regular season, and that progress has carried into postseason play. And the lockdown one-on-one defense Dort is known for? I'm sure the post-game media will delicately ask Brandon Ingram about that.

Charles Barkley: "I'm so proud of Lu Dort.. They used to leave him wide open. I'm so proud of that kid.

You kids at home, you can work on your shot. He put in the work."
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) April 27, 2024

i don’t think yall understand how insane this is https://t.co/MkzMN8fUkS
— Jaylin Williams (@Jay_MWilliams_) April 27, 2024

If the +55 margin of victory through three games wasn't enough to call it, Josh Giddey torching the Pelicans makes it official: this series is unfair.

Josh Giddey goes behind the back and euros his way to the bucket on TNT! pic.twitter.com/8ClxX2FHsI
— NBA (@NBA) April 27, 2024

Josh Giddey is 4-7 from 3.

Lu Dort is 4-7 from 3.

Tough to beat OKC when Giddey and Dort shoot 8-14 from distance.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) April 27, 2024